Object archive

General Wolfes writing case

The writing case featured is reputed to have belonged to Major-General James Wolfe and was used by him in Canada before he was mortally wounded during the British victory over the French at the Battle of Quebec on 13 September 1759.

Sir John Moore’s Gold Cross

The gold cross belonged to Lieutenant-General Sir John Moore. After his death at the Battle of Corunna on 16 January 1809 it passed into the ownership of his sister, Jane Moore, who later gave it to Mrs A. Yonge of Puslinch. The Yonge family have retained possession of it ever since. The cross is presently…

The hoof of Coalbox – A German pony

This object is one of the four hooves of ‘Coal Box’, a German pony befriended by bandsmen of the 2nd Battalion, The King’s Royal Rifle Corps (2 KRRC), during the First World War. The hoof, which is on display in the Museum, is silver plated and engraved with the words ‘Coal Box 1914-1920’.

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